There are fast Scions, and then there is this one. Sure, the base engine was thrown away in favor of larger, more capable unit, built with drag racing in mind, but it's still a Scion FR-S, or at least it still looks like one. What's mind-boggling about it is the way it tends to take off with almost every single launch, a feature that is definitely not for the faint-hearted.
Now we've seen the FR-S packing up to 1,000 horsepower before, thanks to the developments inside the world of drifting, but this time we're looking at something much more powerful. Featuring a 3.2-liter, stroked 2JZ-GTE unit, this green FR-S built by Pure Automotive in Maryland, was last dyno'ed at 1,680 horsepower, running on "just" 52 PSI (3.58 Bars) of boost. But running a car on the dyno is not the same as driving it on the road.
So the setup for this video was adjusted just slightly, as boost levels were increased to 61 PSI (4.2 bars), which means this FR-S should be good for 1,750 to around 1,800 horsepower to the wheels! All that boost is coming from a Precision Pro Mod 88 XPR turbo, which would set you back around $5,200 should you be aiming for anything in between 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower with your build.
There are some people who look at drag racing as nothing more than a simple form of entertainment, but the inner workings of the phenomenon are way more complicated than it might seem at first. Brady, the owner of the car showcased here, started the project some 6 years ago, and back then he only managed to do a 9.21 seconds quarter mile (402 m) pass, with an exit speed of 150.33 mph (242 kph).
Fast forward to 2018, as more parts on the car were upgraded, and he also managed to get accommodated with the way this thing shoots off the line, he was competing against a Camaro when he did a 7.57 seconds pass with an exit speed of 182.22 mph (293.25 kph). Three years' worth of time and money spent on becoming faster by less than 2 seconds. That's the kind of commitment displayed by people involved in motorsports.
Leaving aside the fact that this car would probably be better off with a serious wheelie-bar installed on it, Brady has just managed to do a sub-7 seconds pass with the new set-up, as he was competing against a Chevrolet Corvette. A recorded time of 6.896 seconds, with an exit speed of almost 196 mph (315 kph). If we were to look only at the Scion FR-S, this might just be the fastest one around, although we do know of at least one faster GT86 in Australia.
The things Dragos enjoys the most in life are, in no particular order: cars, motorcycles, diecast cars, and drifting. He's seen (and driven) many vehicles since he started his writing career back in 2009, but his garage currently houses a 1991 Mazda RX-7 FC3S Turbo II and a 1999 Suzuki SV650-S. Full profile
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